===================================================================== Source: MOMILLER@rootsweb.com Subject: [MOMILLER] Pennington/Walls - obituary Obituary: The Miller County Autogram, Thursday, April 30, 1914 Samuel Pennington was born in Pulaski County, Kentucky, May 16, 1828, and married to Martha Walls in Kentucky June 8, 1848, and moved to Miller County in 1850 and has resided here in the main ever since. When the Civil War came on he lived some 8 miles south of Brumley, and was among the first to enlist in the Union Army in the Osage Regt. Commanded by Col. J. M. McClurg (who afterward became Gov.). He was in the service in various commands until the close of the war. His wife joined the Baptist Church in 1855 and remained a faithful member until her death in June 1904. He joined the church in 1866. They had born to them 14 children, eight boys and six girls, and all lived to be about grown. He is a pensioner and a member of Lt. Wm. Hawkins Post No. 425 G.A.R. Uncle Sam was noted for honesty and integrity in the payment of all his debts. He was energetic and fearless in the defence of his convictions of the right as he saw it. In his long life, passing through the Civil War period he met with many hardships and many trials, and in the care and raising of so large a family had many heartaches but he manfully met every duty as it came to him and acquitted himself with credit. He leaves a second wife in very poor health who has watched faithfully over him during his long illness and death. Five years ago he requested that I preach his funeral sermon and write a short history of his life and with the help of Bro. J.M. Hawkins this I have done. His remains were laid to rest in the Gott Cemetery on Thursday, 16th, 1914, at 2 p.m. J. C. Thompson _beatku@mchsi.com_ (mailto:beatku@mchsi.com) I received this as an email thought someone would be interested. Judy Minihan <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.